Orochimaru, Are You Sure You Want to Force My Hand?

"I see. But may I ask why you wanted to take me away?" Uchiha Shunichi knew why Orochimaru had done this, but he found it difficult to understand Karin's actions.

"Of course, it was to keep Lord Orochimaru from killing you." Karin spoke righteously, her words entirely in Uchiha Shunichi's defense.

"No, Orochimaru truly wanted to kill me, but he couldn't bear to, and he wouldn't. As for why he sent you here, it was because he knew you couldn't kill me." Uchiha Shunichi calmly shook his head as sparks of electricity gradually flickered across his body.

Uchiha Shunichi seemed to possess many chakra natures and rarely encountered difficulties when practicing Ninjutsu. However, what he excelled at most was Lightning Release.

There were not many Lightning Release techniques in Konoha, and Uchiha Shunichi had little regard for those techniques. Thus, relying on his exceptional chakra control, he had developed a series of Lightning Release Ninjutsu.

Developing Ninjutsu was not actually that difficult. It was simply more dangerous, and the frequent risk of death made most shinobi unwilling to attempt it.

But none of that was a problem for Uchiha Shunichi.

"As expected, there was no easy way to take you away." Karin shook her head somewhat disappointedly, then used Shadow Clone.

Three identical Karins stretched out their hands, wielding more than a dozen golden chains. The chains had no physical form, yet they possessed powerful sealing effects.

Combined with Karin's already awakened Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Uchiha Shunichi could only evade for the moment and had no way to counterattack.

Who knew how Orochimaru had trained Karin, but he had thoroughly brought out the Uzumaki Clan's powerful physique.

If the Uzumaki Clan had possessed such combat strength before its destruction, how could it possibly have vanished?

"Karin, how about making a deal? Tell me what you want, and I'll find a way to make it happen. There are very few things in this world that I can't accomplish, including reviving the dead!" Uchiha Shunichi used Lightning Body Flicker to dodge while trying to persuade Karin with words.

"Sure! Let me take you away. Don't worry, I absolutely won't hurt you. Even Lord Orochimaru won't hurt you either!" Karin said with a crazed look.

At that moment, Sasuke in the room was awakened by the noise outside. Before he had time to think, Uchiha Sasuke grabbed a massive Fūma Shuriken and threw it over.

It was then effortlessly shattered by one of the chains behind Karin.

"This really is... helpless." Uchiha Shunichi gave a bitter smile, then activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique! Through the Mangekyō Sharingan's powerful ocular prowess, even ordinary Genjutsu could display tremendous power.

Karin's two Shadow Clones shattered, while her true body was caught in Uchiha Shunichi's Genjutsu. Though she struggled with all her might, she could not break free in a short time.

After temporarily capturing Karin, Uchiha Shunichi did something else first—he dispelled the barrier Karin had set up.

Today, even if Orochimaru came here himself, he would not be able to force Uchiha Shunichi to reveal his true trump card...

Shimura Danzō was as good as dead! Uchiha Shunichi had said so. There was no other possibility.

"Shunichi-kun's ocular prowess truly is something to be desired." Orochimaru emerged from a corner of the wall not far away.

"Orochimaru, is there any point in doing this? Having fought Uchiha Itachi, you should know very well how powerful the Mangekyō Sharingan is. Though I still can't fully control it, if I fight to the death, you won't come out of it unscathed either."

Uchiha Shunichi placed one hand around Karin's neck while gathering Lightning Release chakra in the other, pointing it toward Orochimaru.

This Ninjutsu was not Kakashi's Chidori. Although Uchiha Shunichi still remembered the sequence of hand seals for Chidori, without knowing the order of chakra flow within the body, there was no way to replicate it.

Why could the Sharingan copy Ninjutsu?

First, because the Sharingan could observe the sequence of a shinobi's hand seals. Second, because it could see how chakra flowed through the human body.

Only by fulfilling both conditions could one copy another person's Ninjutsu. The Sharingan could see chakra, while the Byakugan could see through things.

"Karin, it's time to go!" Orochimaru ignored Uchiha Shunichi and instead called out to Karin.

Karin looked extremely unwilling, but a massive amount of chakra suddenly erupted from her body. In an instant, she broke through Uchiha Shunichi's Genjutsu.

Ordinary Genjutsu in the Shinobi World could be dispelled through fluctuations in chakra. Though Karin had no outside chakra to aid her, the chakra within her body was already enormous. Moreover, she still bore the Cursed Seal.

"You two... are you really going to force my hand?" Uchiha Shunichi's right hand trembled slightly from Karin's chakra eruption, but such a minor effect was nothing.

Uchiha Shunichi was in an extremely bad mood right now, because after breaking Karin's barrier, Konoha's shinobi could arrive at any moment.

"Lord Shunichi, please don't misunderstand. I mean you no harm." Seeing the anger on Uchiha Shunichi's face, Karin immediately spoke.

"Shunichi-kun, don't be angry. We merely came to test your strength. I have a plan, and I wonder whether you'd like to join it?" Orochimaru hurriedly explained as well, as though he truly had no ill intentions.

Only then did the scarlet in Uchiha Shunichi's eyes slowly fade, and the intimidating aura around him gradually disappeared.

"Orochimaru, I don't care what happens to Konoha, nor do I care about Sasuke's life. Don't disturb me again, or none of your schemes will succeed!" Uchiha Shunichi said coldly.

For a moment just now, he had truly considered using all his strength to kill Orochimaru and Karin.

Although he had been putting on an act in Konoha for years, he was not someone who would simply endure whatever came his way.

If someone truly crossed Uchiha Shunichi's bottom line, then he might do anything.

After all... he couldn't die!

"I see! What a pity..." Orochimaru murmured softly before choosing to leave with Karin.

Karin was somewhat unwilling when she left, but Uchiha Shunichi's earlier outburst had still frightened her.

Thus, Karin left reluctantly.

"Who... were those two?" Uchiha Sasuke finally came back to his senses and asked.

"They could be considered enemies. As for what happens later, I don't know." Uchiha Shunichi answered as he tidied up the somewhat messy house.

Just as Uchiha Sasuke wanted to continue asking, the Anbu finally arrived.